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Strategic Management
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Abstract
This courses conveys concepts and methods in strategic management, with a focus on competitive strategy. Competitive strategy aims at improving and establishing position of firms within an industry.
Objective
The lecture "strategic management" is designed to teach relevant competences in strategic planning and -implementation, for both professional work-life and further scientific development. The course provides an overview of the basics of “strategy” and the most prevalent concepts and methods in strategic management. The course is given as a combination of lectures about concepts/methods, and case studies where the students asked to solve strategic issues of the case companies. In two sessions, the students will also be addressing real-time strategic issues of firms that are represented by executives.
Content
Contents: a. Introduction to strategy b. Industry dynamics I: Industry analysis c. Industry dynamics II: Analysis of technology and innovation d. The resource-based theory of the firm e. The knowledge-based theory of the firm
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- MSC , NDS
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- end-of-semester examination
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| lecture with exercise |
Strategic Management
Beschränkte Teilnehmerzahl, Obligatorische Anmeldung an Peter Jäger <
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2 h weekly |
Offered In
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Management, Technology and Economics Master (Welcome and Introduction to new MSc MTEC ETH Monday, 18th February 2008, 16.15h, room: ML F 36)
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